Coastal Companion

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Coffeecake Challenge on Charlotte Street – St Augustine, Florida

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St. Augustine, Florida (February 3, 2008) Many cherished coffeecake recipes and fond cooking memories are disappearing from the table of family and friends in America today. The Inn on Charlotte is hosting a Coffeecake Challenge recipe contest – with one Grand Prize – a 2-night luxurious stay at the Inn (circa 1918).

Lynne Fairfield, owner of the Inn on Charlotte, prepares a signature two-course breakfast daily, taking pride in the fresh fruits, grains and seasonal vegetables for her entrees. But it’s always the cake that wins her guests’ admiration and request for recipes. “Coffeecake is reminiscent of a time when the kitchen aromas from breakfast enticed a family to eat together; I remember weekends when baking was an activity that family and friends shared together”.

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Special High Museum Presentation – Ponte Vedra, Florida

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Special Event at Ponte Vedra Cultural Center’s March Art @ 3 Lecture Series with Jenna Madison

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach announces a special presentation on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Titled “Happenings at the High,” Jenna Madison, Coordinator of Museum Interpretation at the High Museum of Art, will discuss the High’s partnership with the Louvre and current Louvre Atlanta installations, The Louvre and the Ancient World and The Eye of Josephine.

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First Wednesday Art Walk – Jacksonville, Florida

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The First Wednesday Art Walk in Downtown Jacksonville is a program developed and promoted by Downtown Vision, Inc. to bring citizens to the historical and cultural center of the city and to highlight Jacksonville’s deep pool of creative talent. There are several independent venues serving as galleries that feature local, original work. All locations are approximately within a 6 block radius of one another. A map of the galleries can be acquired at any of the venues, including MOCA Jacksonville, The Jacksonville Landing, and Art Walk Headquarters at 100 N. Laura Street.

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50 Years of Design – Ponte Vedra, Florida

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Afternoon Lecture Series: Art @ 3 lecture series with Taylor Hardwick,

“50 Years of Design”- Taylor Hardwick, AIA Emeritus
No other living architect has had a more powerful, positive influence on the built environment in Jacksonville, Florida, than Taylor Hardwick. Along with his partner W. Mayberry Lee, of Hardwick & Lee Architects, Mr. Hardwick enhanced the North Florida built environment over a 50-year career. Join us for this special presentation.  Call Julie @ (904) 280-0614, ext. 205 to reserve your space.
February 4, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the Cultural Center

Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt at Savannah Music Festival

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Savannah, Georgia – The opening weekend of the 2008 Savannah Music Festival (SMF) now features a standout country music reunion in place of the originally scheduled appearance by Marty Stuart and deceased country music legend Porter Wagoner. An Evening with Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart is a special acoustic duo performance including the platinum-selling artist and Georgia native Travis Tritt alongside the inimitable Stuart.

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